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DNS

Domain Name Services for dummies:

Resources:

DNSStuff - Most tools you’ll ever need while away from your box (and some you never remember)

ZoneEdit - Free static and dynamic DNS hosting

OpenDNS - Free DNS resolution service. An alternative to the use of Internet service provider’s DNS servers (features a phishing filter, malicious site reporting and typo correction)

20060209

Just came across this:
Fon is giving away 3000 Linksys routers (model WRT54L) with their software pre-installed for only 25USD/EUR plus shipping and taxes (that’s 46 EUR for us, portuguese fellows).
Remember, kids. These routers can be reflashed using your favorite firmware and they’re still the most customizable piece of hardware you’ll ever find. A 802.11g […]

Six Feet Under

So you think your corporate dress code sucks? Take a look at this one: The Burleson Consulting Dress Code.
Are you tired of explaining other people what RAID is? Perhaps you should present them this tutorial.
Did the Christmas shopping spree kill you? Before filing bankrupcy, why don’t you print your own Monopoly money?
Meanwhile, there are people […]

.scheduled maintenance.

If you can read this, it’s 4 o’clock in the morning, coffee is starting to kick in (g0d bless nespresso) and I’ve just migrated the server elsewhere. And I’m cooking Perl scripts over iptables to kick out referrer spamming from sites like http%%sborrate-in-faccia.com. And I’m reading Rui’s notes over the last few months about […]

SQL Server 2005 woes pt. 1

As I didn’t follow the herd of zombies and moved to a so-called “launch party” at TechDays, I had the chance to download the SQL Server 2005 ISO files out of MSDN and started playing immediatly with it. During the past 6 months, I’ve had my share of SQL Server 2005 brainwashing and I’ve haven’t […]